hmtl5 John Francis Hannah b. 28 Apr 1862 Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 19 Feb 1945 Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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John Francis Hannah

Male 1862 - 1945  (82 years)


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  • Name John Francis Hannah 
    Born 28 Apr 1862  Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Died 19 Feb 1945  Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried 21 Feb 1945  Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I3621  Hedges
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2023 

    Father Thomas Hannah,   b. Abt 1830, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1907, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Margaret Susan McCray,   b. 10 Aug 1828, Warren County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1895, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1850  Warren County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Jane Donaldson,   b. 6 Apr 1863, Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1942, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1885  [2] 
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F1630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Apr 1862 - Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Feb 1945 - Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 Feb 1945 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • John F. Hannah Dies; Rites Wednesday
      John Francis Hannah, a retired farmer, died at 1 o’clock this morning at his home, 1604 Olive avenue. Mr. Hannah had been bedfast since March, 1943, when he suffered a stroke. He was 83 years old.
      Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Christian church in Urbana.
      Mr. Hannah was born April 28, 1861, in Fithian, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hannah, pioneers of Vermilion county. On Dec. 24, 1887, he married Miss Emma Jane Donaldson, a daughter of pioneer farmers of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Hannah moved to a farm near Fithian where they resided until 1910, when Mr. Hannah retired. They then moved to Urbana to make their home. In 1937, Mr. and Mrs. Hannah celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. She died April 1, 1942. Mr. Hannah came to Mattoon in September, 1944.
      Mr. Hannah is survived by a son, Harry Ingalls Hannah, a Mattoon attorney; three grandchildren, Lieut. Norman B. Hannah of the navy, now on duty in the Pacific, Miss Marilyn Hannah, a student to the University of Illinois at Champaign, and David at home.
      Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois. Monday, 19 February 1945.
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S87] Newspaper article.


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